subcategory

As nouns the difference between subset and subcategory

is that subset is with respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set while subcategory is with respect to a given category, a more narrow category.

As nouns the difference between subcategory and subcategorization

is that subcategory is with respect to a given category, a more narrow category while subcategorization is placing something into a subcategory.

As a noun subcategory

is with respect to a given category, a more narrow category.

As an adjective subcategorical is

of or pertaining to a subcategory.

As a noun subcategory

is with respect to a given category, a more narrow category.

As a verb subcategorize is

to categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory.